摂取|せっしゅsesshu[1]atamadaka (head-high)

Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verbintake (e.g. of salt); ingestion
  2. noun, suru verb, transitive verbabsorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); assimilation
    後あとに、高校生こうこうせいになると、僕ぼくはビタミン剤びたみんざいを常用じょうようするように化学かがくを「摂取せっしゅした」↗
    Later, in high school, I would take chemistry the way I took vitamin pills.
  3. noun, suru verb, transitive verb, Buddhismreception and protection
Conjugation
Dictionary form摂取する(せっしゅする)
Polite (masu)摂取します(せっしゅします)
Negative (nai)摂取しない(せっしゅしない)
polite (masen)摂取しません(せっしゅしません)
classical zu / nu摂取せず・摂取せぬ(せっしゅせず・せっしゅせぬ)
Past (ta)摂取した(せっしゅした)
polite (mashita)摂取しました(せっしゅしました)
Past negative (nakatta)摂取しなかった(せっしゅしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)摂取しませんでした(せっしゅしませんでした)
Te form摂取して(せっしゅして)
Potential摂取できる(せっしゅできる)
Passive摂取される(せっしゅされる)
Causative摂取させる(せっしゅさせる)
Causative passive摂取させられる(せっしゅさせられる)
Conditional (ba)摂取すれば(せっしゅすれば)
tara摂取したら(せっしゅしたら)
Volitional摂取しよう(せっしゅしよう)
polite (mashou)摂取しましょう(せっしゅしましょう)
Imperative摂取しろ(せっしゅしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymとるNeutralVerb for taking in food and nutrition, as in 「栄養を摂る」; 「摂取」 is the written noun for the same idea.
  • Synonym取り込みとりこみNeutralTaking in or incorporating things, but also busy confusion; 「摂取」 leans toward absorbing nutrients.
  • Synonym取り入れるとりいれるNeutralVerb for adopting or introducing things, like ideas or technology; 「摂取」 leans toward absorbing nutrients or foreign culture.
  • Antonym拒否きょひWrittenFormal written word for refusal or rejection; the opposite of 「摂取」, which is about taking things in and absorbing them.

Use 「摂取」 for taking in nutrients or water and for absorbing foreign culture, as in 「栄養摂取」. The verb for taking in food and nutrition is 「摂る」; everyday eating and drinking is 「食べる」「飲む」. For adopting or introducing things, use 「取り入れる」; its opposite is 「拒否」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 何なんかを中なかに取り入とりいれること。
Kanji in this word
English equivalents
See also

Say it right, write it right

Core lookup works fully offline, with cloud pronunciation and one-tap save & review. Free, no sign-up.

Free downloadWindowsFree downloadmacOSDownload on the App StoreGet it on Google Play
MobileiOS / Android

Android

QR code for the Google Play pageGet it on Google Play

Scan it with your Android phone to install, or search for “Tomoshi” on Google Play.

iOS

QR code for the App Store pageDownload on the App Store

Scan it with your iPhone camera to install, or search for “Tomoshi” in the App Store.

Install the browser extensionLook words up on any web page · Chrome / Edge / Safari

Screenshot of a Tomoshi lookup resultScreenshot of Tomoshi lookup results on a phone

Windows macOS Chrome / Edge / Safari extension iOS / Android